RELATED: What Happens to the Military Equipment Left Behind in Afghanistan to the Taliban?Īnother one of Gee's friends, Sgt. I find peace knowing that she left this world doing what she loved,' Gee's dear friend concluded. How her last breath was taken doing what she loved-helping people-at HKIA in Afghanistan. Harrison continued, 'I can't quite describe the feeling I get when I force myself to come back to reality & think about how I'm never going to see her again. We've been attached at the hip from the beginning.' 'Roommates for over 3 years now, from the barracks at MOS school to our house here. We were boots together, Corporals together, & then Sergeants together,' she wrote on Facebook. 'My very best friend, my person, my sister forever. Mallory Harrison, posted a tribute on Aug. Gee was remembered by several colleagues and friends across social media. Plane Leaves After 20 Years - and Evacuation of 120,000 RELATED: The Afghanistan War Ends: Last U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sergeant Mark E Morrow Jr Nicole Gee national security interests in Europe and Africa. 6th fleet area of operations in support of U.S. 24th MEU, embarked with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is forward deployed in the U.S.

Marine Corps Corporal Nicole Gee (left middle), a maintenance technician with 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), awaits the launch of an MV-22B Osprey during an en route care exercise aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), April 5, 2021. withdrew from the Afghan capital of Kabul, ending the country's longest-ever military operation.2100405-M-GJ479-122, Atlantic Ocean, April 5, 2021- U.S. On Monday, after some $2 trillion, 2,400 American service members and 47,000 civilians killed after 19 years and 328 days - almost older than the youngest of the last troops who died in the last days of fighting - the U.S. forces were targeted in a suicide attack on Thursday by extremists with a branch of the Islamic State who oppose both America and the Taliban. RELATED: Joe Biden Attends Dignified Transfer After Honoring Service Members Killed in Afghanistan as 'Heroes' Gee was promoted to Sergeant earlier this month, an Instagram post shows. Her passing weighs heavy on our entire battalion.' Patrick Williams, the commanding officer of Gee's battalion, said in his own statement that she was 'a shining example of what a Sergeant of Marines should be - mature, enthusiastic, and courageous. She was the most loving and caring individual I've ever met, she was the 'mom' of any group she was a part of and had a knack for brightening anyone's day.' Landon Workman, said in a statement sent to PEOPLE by the Marines: 'In Afghanistan Sergeant Gee would work multiple shifts a day just to be around the children and families being evacuated.

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